OSHA Inspection: BELL WOODEN PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $3100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): (1) All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:    On September 18, 2018 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to fire hazards from accumulations of wood dust on the following surfaces:    (a) Panel boxes located on the south wall near the Baker 2 headed resaw;    (b) Disconnects located on the south wall near the Baker 2 headed resaw;    (c) Metal wall beams/framing running the entire length of the south wall;    (d) Metal wall beams/framing running the entire length of the northern wall;    (e) Panel boxes located on the north wall near the 5 headed Newkirk KM-16 trim saw;    (f) Disconnects located on the north wall near the 5 headed Newkirk KM-16 trim saw;    (g) Circular ducting on the southern portion of the ceiling running from the Baker 2 headed resaw to the Baker 3 headed resaw model BBR-O saw;    (h) Metal casting for electrical conduit on the southern portion of the ceiling above the Baker 3 headed resaw model BBR-O saw;    (i) Storage area over the offices;    (j) Wooden stairs leading to the storage area over the offices;    (k) North west corner near the 5 headed Newman KM-16H trim saw;    (l) Floor behind the Baker 2 head resaw in the north part of the production area;    (m) Time clock and electrical cords near the time clock;    (n) Boxes of nails stored near the time clock;    (o) Floor behind the Baker 2 head resaw in the south part of the production area.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $5400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    This violation occurred on September 18, 2018 when the employer did not develop and administer a hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) for employees exposed to noise that exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 85 decibels.     (a) A saw operator working on the Baker 2 headed resaw in the southwest corner of the production area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 154.7% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 154.7% is approximately 93.1 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 510 minutes during one shift.  The action level was adjusted from 85.0 dBA to 84.5 to account for the extended shift of more than 8 hours;    (b) A pallet assembler working near the baker 2 headed resaw on the south east side of the production area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 300.1% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 300.1% is approximately 97.9 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 504 minutes during one shift.  The action level was adjusted from 85.0 dBA to 84.6 to account for the extended shift of more than 8 hours;    (c) A saw operator working on the Baker notcher on the south side of the production area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 245.4% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 245.4% is approximately 96.4 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 455 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the  25 minutes not sampled;     (d) A saw operator working on the Baker 2 headed resaw on the north side of the production area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 191.3% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 191.3% is approximately 94.6 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 481 minutes during one shift.  The action level was adjusted from 85.0 dBA to 85.0 to account for the extended shift of more than 8 hours;    (e) A saw operator working on the Newman KM-16 trim saw in the north west corner of the production area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 217.4% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 217.4% is approximately 95.6 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 480 minutes during one shift;    (f)  A saw operator working on the Baker 3 headed band resaw on the south side of the production area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 219.5% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 219.5% is approximately 95.6 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 431 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 49 minutes not sampled;     (g) A saw operator working on the Newman KM-16 trim saw in the southwest corner of the production area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 165.4% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 165.4% is approximately 93.6 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 480 minutes during one shift;    (h) A pallet assembler working in the south east portion of the production area was exposed to continuous noise levels at 284.9% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 284.9% is approximately 97.5 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 416 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 64 minutes not sampled;     (i) A pallet assembler working near the time clock was exposed to continuous noise levels at 505.0% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 505.0% is approximately 101.6 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 420 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 60 minutes not sampled;     (j) A forklift driver was exposed to continuous noise levels at 96.47% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).  The equivalent decibel (dBA) level of 96.47% is approximately 89.7 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 461 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 19 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    (a) On September 7, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards for employees exposed to particulates otherwise regulated (PNOR), total fraction and wood dust while cutting wood to make pallets in the production area.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(1): Washing facilities were not maintained in a sanitary condition:    (a) On September 18, 2018 employee bathrooms were not maintained in a sanitary condition exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent:    (b) On September 18, 2018 employee bathrooms were not equipped with soap, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Lavatories were not provided with individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling:    (a) On September 18, 2018 employee bathrooms were not equipped with hand towels or air dryers, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $5400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a) On September 18, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer did not establish an energy control program (lockout/tagout program) for employees changing blades on various saws throughout the facility, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $3900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):  Failure to certify powered industrial truck operators, the employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.    (a) On September 7, 2018 and at times prior to the employee permitted employees to operate forklifts without completing the required training, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $3900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): Employee(s) stood under or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck(s):    (a) On or about September 18, 2018 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to crushed-by hazards while putting their hands under the suspended load of a forklift to place/adjust wood to be cut on the Verticut 2000 cross cut saw.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $3900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):    (a) On September 7, 2018 employees were exposed to crush-by hazards from operating a Toyota forklift model 8FGU25, serial number 68430 with a broken seat belt.  The forklift had a seat belt tongue but was missing the seat belt buckle.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $5400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.213(a)(9): All belts, pulleys, gears, shafts, and moving parts shall be guarded in accordance with the specific requirements of 1910.219.    (a) On September 7, 2018 and time prior thereto employees were exposed of amputation hazard by pulleys not guarded on the Newman KM-16H 5 headed saw located in the south west corner of the production area;    (a) On September 7, 2018 and time prior thereto employees were exposed of amputation hazard by pulleys not guarded on the Newman KM-16 5 headed saw located in the north west corner of the production area.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $5400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1): Non-working portion(s) of the blade of bandsaw(s) were not enclosed or guarded:    (a) On September 18, 2018 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to amputation hazards while using an unguarded Powermatic band saw to cut wood used to build pallets.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $3900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 psi:    (a) On or about September 18, 2018 employees throughout the production area used unregulated compressed air at approximately 90 p.s.i to clean wood dust from machines and themselves, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2018-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (a) On September 18, 2018 employees wearing N-95 respirators have not been informed of the information present in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 exposing employees to respiratory hazards;  (b) On September 18, 2018 employees wearing dust masks have not been informed of the information present in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 exposing employees to respiratory hazards.